31973R2051

No L 208 /42 Official Journal of the European Communities 28 . 7 . 73

REGULATION (EEC) No 2051 /73 OF THE COMMISSION of 25 July 1973 fixing sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN that cereal for the period of six months preceding the COMMUNITIES, quarter during which the component is calculated ; whereas this period is that from 1 November 1972 to Having regard to the Treaty establishing the 30 April 1973 ; European Economic Community ; Whereas the second component must be equal to Having regard to Council Regulation No 7 % of the average of the sluice-gate prices applicable 123/67/EEC ( 1) of 13 June 1967 on the common during the four quarters to 1 May of each year; organization of the market in poultrymeat, as last amended by the Act (2 ) on the Conditions of Whereas the levy on chicks must be calculated in the Accession and Adjustments to the Treaties, and in same way as the levy on slaughtered poultry; particular Article 3 and Article 7 ( 1 ) thereof; whereas, nevertheless, the quantity of feed grain used for the calculation must be that shown in Annex I to Whereas a levy, fixed quarterly in advance, must be Regulation No 146/67/EEC ; whereas the second charged on imports into the Community of the component must be equal to 7 % of the average of products referred to in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation No the sluice-gate prices applicable to chicks ; 123 /67/EEC ; Whereas the levy applicable to the products referred Whereas levies were last fixed by Regulation ( EEC ) to in Article 1 (2) (d) of Regulation No 123/67/EEC No 1089/73 (3), for the period ending 31 July 1973 , must be derived from the levy on slaughtered poultry and new levies must thereof be fixed for the period on the basis of the coefficients fixed in the Annex to from 1 August to 31 October 1973 ; Commission Regulation No 199/67/EEC (6), of 28 June 1967, fixing the coefficients for calculating levies Whereas the levy on slaughtered poultry consists of on derived poultrymeat products, as last amended by two components ; Regulation (EEC) No 1087/73 (7);

Whereas the first component must be equal to the Whereas, for the products falling within heading and difference between prices within the Community and subheading Nos 02.03, 15.01 B, and 16.02 B I of the on the world market for the quantity of feed grain Common Customs Tariff, in respect of which the rate determined in Annex 1 to Council Regulation No of duty payable has been bound within GATT, the 146/67/EEC (4) of 21 June 1967 laying down rules levies shall be limited to the amount resulting from for calculating the levy and the sluice-gate price for that binding; poultrymeat, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 988 / 73 (5); Whereas, for the products referred to in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation No 123 /67/EEC, sluice-gate* prices Whereas the price for the quantity of feed grain in must be fixed in advance for each quarter; whereas the Community must be fixed in accordance with the sluice-gate prices were last fixed by Regulation (EEC) provisions of Article 2 of Regulation No No 1089/73 for the period ending 31 July 1973 , and 146/67/EEC ; whereas the price of that quantity on new prices must, therefore, now be fixed for the the world market must be fixed in accordance with period from 1 August to 31 October 1973 ; the provisions of Article 3 of the said Regulation ; Whereas the sluice-gate price for slaughtered poultry Whereas the said Article 3 provides that the price of is made up of two components ; each of the cereals on the world market must be equal to the average of the cif prices determined for Whereas the first component must be equal to the price on the world market of the quantity of feed grain shown in Annex II to Regulation No (!) OJ No 117, 19 . 6. 1967, p . 2301/67. 146 /67/EEC ; (2 ) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p . 14. (3 ) OJ No L 110, 27. 4. 1973, p . 24. (4 ) OJ No L 125, 26. 6. 1967, p. 2470/67. («) OJ No 134, 30. 6. 1967, p. 2831/67. (5 ) OJ No L 99, 13 . 4. 1973, p. 6. (7 ) OJ No L 110, 27. 4. 1973 . p. 32.

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Whereas the price of this quantity of cereals must be fixed for these products in accordance with Article 5 fixed in accordance with the provisions of Article 4 (3 ) of this Regulation ; (2) and (3 ) of Regulation No 146/67/EEC ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation Whereas the said Article 4 provides that the price of are in accordance with the Opinion of the each cereal on the world market shall be equal to the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs ; ' average of the cif prices determined for that cereal for the period of six months preceding the quarter during which the said component is calculated ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Whereas this period is that from 1 November 1972 to Article 1 30 April 1973 ; 1 . The levies provided for in Article 3 of Whereas the second amount, which includes other Regulation No 123/67/EEC and the sluice-gate prices feeding costs, as well as general production and provided for in Article 7 of that Regulation for the marketing costs, is fixed in Annex II to Regulation products referred to in Article 1 ( 1 ) thereof are No 146/67/EEC ; specified in the Annex.

Whereas the sluice-gate price for chicks must be 2. However, for products falling within heading calculated in the same way as the sluice-gate price for No 02.03 and subheading Nos 15.01 B and 16.02 B I slaughtered poultry ; whereas, nevertheless, the of the Common Customs Tariff, in respect of which quantity of feed grain used for the calculation must the rate of duty has been bound within GATT, the be that shown in Annex II to Regulation levies shall be limited to the amount resulting from 146/67/EEC ; whereas the standard amount must be that binding. that fixed in the same Annex ;

Article 2 Whereas the sluice-gate prices for products referred to in Article 1 (2) (d) of Regulation No 123/67/EEC must be derived from the sluice-gate prices for This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August slaughtered poultry on the basis of the coefficients 1973 .

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 25 July 1973 .

For the Commission The President Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX

Sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat from 1 August 1973 to 31 October 1973

CCT Sluice-gate Rate of heading Description of goods levies No price

1 2 3 4 in u. a. / 100 units in u. a. / 100 units

01.05 Live poultry, that is to say, fowls , ducks, geese, turkeys, and guinea fowls : A. Of a weight not exceeding 185 g, known as ' chicks ' 14-40 2-07

in u. a. / 100 kg in u. a. / 100 kg

B. Others : I. Fowls 51-60 9-32 II . Ducks 52-70 11-68 III . Geese 50-76 9-80 IV. Turkeys 60-65 10-98 V. Guinea fowls 88-50 15-32

02.02 Dead poultry (that is to say, fowls, ducks, geese, turkeys, and guinea fowls) and edible offals thereof (except liver), fresh , chilled, or frozen : A. Whole poultry : I. Fowls : a) Plucked and gutted, with heads and feet, known as ' 83 % chickens' 62-18 11-23 b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, but with hearts , livers and giz­ zards, known as ' 70 % chickens' 73-72 13-32 c) Plucked and drawn , without heads and feet and without hearts, livers and gizzards , known as '65 % chickens' 79-39 14-34 II . Ducks : a) Plucked, bled, not drawn or gutted with heads and feet, known as ' 85 % ducks ' 61-99 13-75 b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, with hearts, livers and gizzards, known as ' 70 % ducks ' 75-28 16-68 c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, without hearts , livers and giz­ zards, known as '63 % ducks' 83-64 18-57 III . Geese : a) Plucked, bled, not drawn , with heads and feet, known as ' 82 % geese' 72-51 ■ 14-00 b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and ieet, with or without hearts and gizzards , known as '75 % geese' 59-27 13-89

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CCT Rate of Sluice-gate heading Description of goods levies No price

1 2 3 4 in u. a. / 100 kg in u. a. / 100 kg

02.02 IV. Turkeys 86-64 15-68 (cont'd) V. Guinea fowls 126-43 21-89 B. Poultry cuts (excluding offals) : L Boned or boneless 164-33 31-77 II . Unboned ( bone-in) : a) Halves or quarters : 1 . Of fowls 79-39 14-34 2. Of ducks 83-64 18-57 3 . Of geese 59-27 13-89 4. Of turkeys 86-64 15-68 5 . Of guinea fowls 126-43 21-89 b) Whole wings , with or without tips 54-78 10-59 c) Backs , necks , backs with necks at­ tached, rumps and wing tips 37-92 7-33 d) Breasts and cuts of breasts : 1 . Of geese 97-80 22-92 2. Of turkeys 142-96 25-87 3 . Of other poultry 121-64 21-98 e) Legs and cuts of legs : 1 . Of geese 85-94 20-14 2. Of turkeys : aa) Drumsticks and cuts of drum­ sticks 69-31 12-54 bb) Other 125-63 22-74 3 . Of other poultry 106-89 19-31 f) Other 164-33 31-77 C. Offals 37-92 7-33

02.03 Poultry liver, fresh , chilled, frozen, salted or in brine : A. Foie gras (goose or duck) 580-08 112-00 B. Other 96-91 18-73

02.05 Pig fat free of lean meat and poultry fat (not rendered or solvent-extracted), fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked : C. Poultry fat 101-12 19-55

15.01 Lard, other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered or solvent-extracted : B. Poultry fat 101-12 19-55

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CCT Sluice-gate Rate of heading Description of goods levies No price

1 2 3 4 in u. a. / 100 kg in u. a. / 100 kg 16.02 Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal : B. Other : L Poultry meat or offal : a) Containing 57 % or more by weight of poultry meat ( a) 210-68 40-73 b) Containing 25 % or more but less than 57 % by weight of poultry meat (a) 126-41 24-44 c) Other 84-27 16-29

(a) For the purpose of determining the percentage of poultry meat, weight of any bones shall be disregarded .